Friday Forecast – October 27, 2023 – early edition
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Oct 26, 2023
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ANNOUNCEMENTS • UPCOMING EVENTS • NOTEWORTHY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Announcements
Veterans Day Celebration
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School would like to honor the men and women, past and present, who have faithfully served our nation. We invite Veterans in the community to attend a short music assembly and presentation led by our students in the school Gym. This special event will be held on Friday, November 10. Refreshments will be provided by Home and School at 1:00pm, and the program will start at 1:30pm. Please RSVP and/or direct questions to Karen Plank, Administrative Assistant, by email at kplank@svdpk8.com or by phone at 303-777-3812.
Student Volunteers Needed for Mass Announcement
We are looking for 1 or 2 students that are interested in presenting Gala information during the announcement section of Mass the weekend of November 4th. If your child is interested in volunteering, please sign up here.
It’s almost Halloween so that means it’s time to think about Christmas!
Once again, SVdP will be selling Christmas wreaths to benefit both our home and school as well as to fund the 8th grade class graduation gift to SVdP. Please click here to order. Deadline is 11/15.
Weekend & Holidays Chicken Chores
Sign up here to help with the chickens on the weekend and holidays!
Extended care assistants: 2/2:30-5:00pm school days – Link to apply HERE
Substitute Teachers – email info@svdpk8.com, if interested
Please help us spread the word.
Athletics
Refer to a separate email from our Athletic Directors, the Herrera’s!
If you still need to attend a Play Like a Champion Workshop, HERE.
Gala News – 2024 Gala – Mission Brief
If you missed the Gala Video at back-to-school night, you can view it here.
Mission Sponsorship
Are you interested in sponsoring this year’s Mission Possible Gala? This year’s sponsorship materials are out and we are excited to offer a wide range of sponsorship levels and opportunities to be involved. Sponsors are critical to the gala’s success, and we are so grateful for our community’s generosity and involvement.
Gala Volunteers
Our next gala planning meeting will be on Friday, October 20th at 8am/after drop off in the school conference room (main building). Gala class reps, ad-hoc committee members and curious parents are encouraged to attend! We’ll share our current plans and brainstorm ideas to make this an amazing event.
SVdP Beanies
We have a limited quantity of the SVDP Mission Possible Beanies left. If you are interested in purchasing one for $25, do so here.
Save the Date – May 4, 2024 for the Mission Possible Gala!
Home and School
Home & School Newsletter
Each month H&S publishes a newsletter to keep families updated on school and parish news and events. For the October edition, please click here.
Hello Dads and Daughters!
Reminder- the Daddy Daughter Dance is TONIGHT from 6:30-9:00 in the SVdP Gym. Come dressed in your best Halloween costume and we will provide the rest!
No ticket- No problem! We can charge to FACTS ($50 per family) to make it easy for all! If you have any questions, email brwoolnough@gmail.com We can’t wait to see you there! The Barnette, Boland, Johnson, Krueger, Parmalee, Rodriquez, Urruty, Wolf and Woolnough Families
SVdP Mother Son Glow Party – 11/4
You’re invited to join the 1st SVdP Mother Son Glow Party on November 4th, from 6:00-8:30 in the gym. This was a gala party but if you missed purchasing a ticket, you can pay $50 at the door. Bring your dancing shoes and the party hosts will have the DJ, food and drinks.
We hope to see you there!
The Abbate, Aylett, Boland, Carredano, Crisham, DuPlessis, Harry, Josephson, Kupper, Metjian, Regan, Rumpf, Stassen, Tynan, Whittaker & Wolf Families
Honor the Veteran in Your Life
Veterans Day is November 11th and each year Home & School publishes a special newsletter honoring the veterans in your life.
Please submit a picture by 10/31 of your veteran to erinoweidner@gmail.com with the following information:
Your SVdP child’s name & grade
Name of the person in the photo
Relation to your child (Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, etc…)
Military branch that they served
Years served and any other info that might be helpful to describe the picture.
This is such a wonderful way to honor our heroes! (If you submitted a picture last year, no need to resubmit information, however send Erin the current grades/names of your children so as to account for new/graduated students).
Square 1 Art – Ordering Window is Open
Coming home to you soon will be your child’s custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser. Get a head start, and start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child’s art online!
Simply search for your child’s art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student’s name. Your student’s art and code will appear. All orders must be placed by 11/13/2023; just in time for a Christmas delivery! Have other art you’d like added to a keepsake? Additional art can be uploaded here—> Art Upload!
Modern Market Eatery Dine Out – November 2nd
On Thursday, November 2nd the delicious and generous Modern Market Eatery (1000 S Colorado Blvd) is donating back 30% of takeout orders to support a great cause — St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School! Please RSVP here: https://grouprai.se/e264951 (even if you’re not completely sure) so Modern Market Eatery knows roughly how many orders to expect & so you have access to all the event details. We hope you can make it, and please feel free to forward this invitation to your friends and family. Thanks in advance for your support!
Spirit Wear – Opening Soon!
Mark your calendar! The Spirit Wear shop will be open from 11/5-11/17 and all orders will arrive before Christmas!
Please save the date for Thursday, November 9th in the Gym at 6pm.
Local attorney, Lara Baker, will return to SVdP to speak to parents of all ages on matters related to juvenile justice. Lara is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and the Leeds School of Business. She began her career at Isaacson Rosenbaum, P.C. where she practiced for six years before joining Foster Graham Milstein and Calisher in 2011. Lara specializes in criminal defense and Title IX litigation in state and federal courts.
Her talk will focus on:
Avoiding pitfalls in the juvenile justice system, focusing on the perils of social media
Drugs and alcohol
Sex and the laws of consent
School disciplinary consequences
Law enforcement interaction with juveniles
Here is an article about technology to read for parents. Click here.
Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Each year, the 8th grade class and SVdP Serves collect, organize and deliver food to organizations and individual families to help make this holiday better for those less fortunate. Please send 3 to 6 of the food item assigned to your child(ren)’s grade/class between October 23rd and November 15th. Boxes for the items will be in each classroom and collected and inventoried by the 8th graders. The list can be found at the entrance doors to the school and if you click here. Thank you for supporting our 8th graders in this important service project.
St Vincent de Paul Parish
Coffee and Donuts
Join the SVdP Parish in the circle drive every Sunday after the 9:30 mass for community, conversation and, of course, donuts! This event is not possible without volunteers. Will your family consider helping with setup and breakdown? Find all the information you need by clicking this signup link.
Children’s choir
Children’s choir has started and there are several spots that remain open. Rehearsals are Tuesdays from 3:30-4:45 for children in grades 3-8.
If that day doesn’t work for you, we are considering moving days or adding an additional day, so please let me know what day might work better.
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